Mabey to install temporary bridges for Thames Tideway construction

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Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey is installing two temporary bridges to support the Thames Tideway Tunnel project – a major new sewer that will tackle the problem of overflows from the capital’s Victorian sewers and protect the tidal River Thames from pollution. The new bridges are needed to transport tonnes of construction waste away from the riverside to barges, which will then carry it to disposal sites. The 90-metre, three-span bridges will be in place for a minimum of five years, carrying thousands of trucks leaving the tunnelling construction. The modular bridges have been manufactured in Gloucestershire before being delivered flat-packed for assembly on site. They will connect land to a temporary pontoon structure to ensure the construction process is not delayed by tide conditions.